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March 25, 2026
Update on the OpenAI Foundation
A note from Bret Taylor, Chair of the Board of Directors of the OpenAI Foundation

TL;DR
- The OpenAI Foundation will invest at least $1 billion in the next year.
- Key investment areas include life sciences and curing diseases, jobs and economic impact, AI resilience, and community programs.
- In life sciences, focus areas are AI for Alzheimer's, public data for health, and accelerating progress on high-mortality diseases.
- The foundation will also address AI's impact on jobs and the economy, and focus on AI resilience, including AI's impact on children, biosecurity, and AI model safety.
- Community programs will continue to support people in understanding and adapting to AI-driven changes.
- The Foundation is building its team with new hires in leadership roles.
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